Steric Engineering Enables Efficient and Photostable Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

Wen J, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Gao H, Lin R, Wan S, Ji C, Xiao K, Gao Y, Tian Y, Xie J, Brabec C, Tan H (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Advanced Materials Wiley

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110356

Abstract

Wide-bandgap (WBG, ≈1.8 eV) perovskite is a crucial component to pair with narrow-bandgap perovskite in low-cost monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells. However, the stability and efficiency of WBG perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are constrained by the light-induced halide segregation and by the large photovoltage deficit. Here, a steric engineering to obtain high-quality and photostable WBG perovskites (≈1.8 eV) suitable for all-perovskite tandems is reported. By alloying dimethylammonium and chloride into the mixed-cation mixed-halide perovskites, wide bandgaps are obtained with much lower bromide contents while the lattice strain and trap densities are simultaneously minimized. The WBG PSCs exhibit considerably improved performance and photostability, retaining >90% of their initial efficiencies after 1000 h of operation at maximum power point. With the triple-cation/triple-halide WBG perovskites enabled by steric engineering, a stabilized power conversion efficiency of 26.0% in all-perovskite tandem solar cells is further obtained. The strategy provides an avenue to fabricate efficient and stable WBG subcells for multijunction photovoltaic devices.

Authors with CRIS profile

Yicheng Zhao Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)

Involved external institutions

Nanjing University CN China (CN)

How to cite

APA:

Wen, J., Zhao, Y., Liu, Z., Gao, H., Lin, R., Wan, S.,... Tan, H. (2022). Steric Engineering Enables Efficient and Photostable Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202110356

MLA:

Wen, Jin, et al. "Steric Engineering Enables Efficient and Photostable Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells." Advanced Materials (2022).

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